THE DERRYNANE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Big Woods setting.
Derrynane township has 35.7 square miles of land in Le Sueur County. Its Census reference point is in Big Woods, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Derrynane and Le Sueur County
Derrynane is associated with Le Sueur County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Derrynane by land and water
The Census records 0.36 square miles of water within Derrynane, or 1% of its total area. It is 4.3 percentage points lower than the 5.3% recorded for Le Sueur County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Derrynane township has 68.2 times the land area of nearby Heidelberg city (0.52 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.